Service difficulty report · Switch · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
July 23, 2010
Submitted
September 9, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N208N
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0279
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3M
Part
Switch
Part number
C20050R
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Part time
10,261 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AFTER DEPARTING RUNWAY 19 AND AT AN ALTITUDE OF 300 FT, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE WARNING SIREN SOUNDED. THE PILOT MAINTAINED ALTITUDE; PULLED THE FIRE-WARNING BRAKER; AND EXECUTED A 270 DEGREE TURNBACK TO THE AIRPORT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED ON OPEN FREQUENCY. MX ASKED PILOT TO CHECK WARNING "TEST" SWITCH. SWITCH TESTED TWICE & FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. ON THIRD TEST, ENTIRE SWITCH BROKE INTO SEVERAL PIECES & FELL AWAY FROM PANEL. MRA 755 ARRIVED AROUND 2300 LOCAL, ALONG WITH THE MECHANIC. THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED, CHECKED, AND FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. ACFT LEFT AIRPORT ARRIVED AT HOME BASE. NO FURTHER INCIDENTS WERE REPORTED.

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